Advocacy Strategy for the domestic workers Convention in the Gulf States

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) will build on the momentum generated by the adoption of Convention No. 189 and Recommendation No. 201 concerning decent work for domestic workers, by rolling out a regional advocacy strategy in the Arab States. The aim of the initiative is to determine with ILO constituents ways in which national legislations could be adapted in conformity with the new international legal standards, as well as examine the possibility of Arab States ratifying the new Convention. The advocacy will focus on Bahrain, Jordan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman over a period of two years. While it may take time to obtain ratification of the new Convention, engagement on the issue will help remind ILO constituents of all the other labour conventions that have been ratified and encourage them to revise national legislation in accordance with the new legal norms. The ILO will also seek to respond to the concerns and needs of its constituents as they find ways at the national level to promote and protect the rights of domestic workers.

Project symbol

RAB/12/01/SDC

Admin unit

RO-Arab States/DWT-Beirut

Start date

01/11/2012

End date

15/05/2015

Total allocation

451130

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

384107

Development Partners

Switzerland, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Country/Countries

Arab States - regional

Outcomes

Ratification and application of international labour standards